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Example sentences for "leant forward"

  • He leant forward almost as though he would touch me.

  • The business of life slips from me--" He leant forward, and pressed his hands upon his eyes.

  • He leant forward over my bill as he spoke.

  • In unconscious scrutiny, he leant forward to study the shadowed features; then Asshlin, suddenly aware of his interest, leant across the table.

  • As the gondolas passed each other, he leant forward in his seat and his lips parted in a very pleasant smile.

  • He watched her intently for a moment; then he leant forward, his long, pale fingers toying with the ribbon of his eyeglass.

  • He leant forward, the reckless brightness deepening in his eyes.

  • When he saw the paper, he leant forward, half rising from his chair.

  • With a violent start, the sergeant--for such the star on his collar and the lace on his cuff proclaimed him--leant forward in the saddle to look at the man whom he had hailed.

  • I leant forward alone, and putting my arm round her, raised her from the table, and set her upright in the chair.

  • I would have sworn that a smile or a half-smile accompanied the words, but it was too dark to be sure, and when I leant forward to look, Euphrosyne drew back.

  • Sir Stephen looked down at the floor for a moment, as if he were considering; then he leant forward.

  • For an instant he seemed about to rise, then instead he leant forward.

  • In his eager hope John Allandale had leant forward so as not to miss a word the other said.

  • He leant forward, picked up his shoes, and went into his own room.

  • I leant forward, the blood hot in my own cheek, a dull flame waking in every vein.

  • I leant forward gradually, and at last my head sank down on the edge of his bed, and I drifted into oblivion.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    cold feet; could not tell what; engraved title; gather from; heard her; leant back; leant forward; less general; letter sent; morning paper; normal salt; other birds; poor mamma; resist evil; riotous living; seems best; soon became; tailed shrew; then sent; under arrest; upside down; vital power; would then